Patchworkfamilie

blended family

noun PETCH-vork-fa-mee-lee-e Rare

Origin: from English 'patchwork' plus Familie

Also means

patchwork family

Usage Note

Patchworkfamilie is a blended family combining children from previous relationships, a modern loanword-compound now fully standard. It is feminine; the plural is Patchworkfamilien. The English patchwork element keeps its spelling and pronunciation.

Examples

"In einer Patchworkfamilie wachsen Stiefgeschwister gemeinsam auf."

Natural Translation

In a blended family stepsiblings grow up together.

Literal Translation

In a patchwork-family grow stepsiblings together up.

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